Stone row in Derryinver

On the level summit of The Tulach, a prominent ridge between Tully Mountain and Tully Lough. Known as Finn Mc Cool's Fingers, it comprises six stones, aligned N-S, and measuring 16m overall. The three northern stones are rounded granite boulders, decreasing in height from N to S (1.8m, 1.2m, 0.7m). The southern stones, which also decrease in height from N to S (1.6m, 0.7m, 0.5m), are, in contrast, rectangular slabs of schist. A possible seventh stone lies c. 0.6m further to N. The row is part of a complex of monuments on the hill which includes a pre-bog enclosure c. 100m to NE (GA010-005----), an unclassified stone structure c. 35m to SW (GA010-004----), and a series of pre-bog field walls (GA010-006----). (Killanin 1954, 98-9; Ó Nualláin 1988, 195; Gibbons and Higgins 1988a) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010